[GreenKeys] New To Teletype Ownership

Sat Nov 5 19:20:40 EDT 2022

Ok so I have gotten these beasts wrangled and into my workshop.  The Model
28 ASR is very distinctive and labeled as such but the red model doesn't
have a label, just a patent plate so I don't know which model # it is.  It
looks like a model 19 to me but I could be wrong.

 Is that the correct model, if not which model is it?

Here are some images of the machines.

Also the Acoustic Coupler.

Best Regards,
Casey Annis - W3MSG

On Fri, Nov 4, 2022, 7:01 PM unklStewy <raleigh.dst at gmail.com> wrote:

> Good evening fellow enthusiasts.
>
> Quick Intro:
>
> My name is Casey Annis (W3MSG), my QTH is Charlotte, NC. South Charlotte
> to be more exact.
>
> Today marks day one as a new teletype owner and I somehow fell head first
> into the deep end.  I saw that a local seller on Facebook Marketplace had
> listed a teletype machine for sale, and since I have a profound love for
> almost anything wacky and electromechanical as my wife would say, I took a
> chance and made contact.
>
> That, for me at least, turned out to be a pretty good decision.  As it
> turns out the seller had bought a house at auction where the former owner
> had passed away.  He bought the house to refurb it and flip it.
>
> During the cleanup process he had found a lot of stuff tucked up in the
> basement.
>
> My heart breaks for what he discarded, because from his description, it
> was multiple HF radios, rtty scopes, and some encoding cams and spare
> parts. As well as multiple sets of multigraph type faces.  Ouch..
>
> Yet what he saved to list was pretty outstanding.
>
> I picked up a  Teletype Model 28 ASR,  a Model 19 (Maybe, it looks like a
> 19, but is cherry red), a POTS TTY Acoustic Coupler and Manuals.  Lots of
> new old stock paper rolls, sealed ribbons, punch tape, tape reels.
>
> There was also a clockwork auto take up for the punch tape.
>
> There was a ton of provenance documentation for the former owner.
> Pictures of him servicing machines both teletype and multigraph as well as
> service records as a communications operator over seas.  Training
> certificates for multiple programs to service machines as well.  All in all
> I would say this man knew more about TTY's and Multigraph printing presses
> than I will ever learn.
>
> He was a long time employee of Adressograph Multigraph, of which there was
> also an example of a machine. Going back for that one, ran out of room in
> the truck.
>
>
> I would say the entire collection is probably museum worthy.  Other than
> some light cobwebs and dust coating the machines they look to be in pretty
> good shape.
>
> I will refrain from powering them on until I can give the power systems a
> once or even three times over.  Put the scope on the current loop and check
> the cams, for mechanical binding.
>
> I also managed to find a decent amount of schematics and documentation
> hidden further in the basement.  The new owner of the house said he will
> call me and let me know if anything pops up as he tries to extricate more
> of the items from the basement.
>
> In the meantime, I will be setting these machines up in the garage and
> start the process of refurbishing them and organizing the documentation and
> accompanying materials to build a better story.  I would like to put
> together a shadow box for the photographs and other bits.
>
> I will admit, when I went out looking for a teletype, I had originally
> started looking for an ASCII setup to use with some of my older computing
> experiments.  I am still on the prowl for an ASCII machine and hoping for a
> Model 33.
>
> These units are destined for my spare 706MKIIG.
>
> The Model 28 ASR has an enamled Bell Labs Badge on the front.  The Model
> 19(??) has the black and brass badges on the front and a toggle switch with
> a very satisfying clunk.. 😌
>
> That is all I have for the moment, I will post some pictures tomorrow
> after I get them unloaded from the truck.  They are resting there tonight
> under some clear plastic drop tarps and a heavy oil cloth canvas because we
> are maybe expecting some drizzle.
>
> That Model 28 ASR is a heavy beast!
>
> Best Regards and 73's de W3MSG
> Casey Annis - W3MSG
>
>
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